Convictions Under the Fisheries Act, Magdalen Islands

QUÉBEC CITY, QUÉBEC--(Marketwire - Feb. 25, 2013) - Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, has released a list of persons convicted of various offences and fined under the Fisheries Act in the Magdalen Islands in December 2012 and January 2013.

The fines imposed on the fishers total $8,050. One of the fishers was banned from entering lagoons in the Magdalen Islands for one year. The offenders are:

Offender

Offence

Fine

Réal Boudreau

Failure to bleed seals for one minute before skinning.

$750

Donald Bouffard
Léon Martinet

Exceeding the daily quota for clam harvesting.

$500 (D. B.)
$650 (L. M.)

Claude Bourgeois

Keeping cod bycatch while fishing for lobster.

$150

Denis A. Cyr

Failure to land entire snow crab catch under the supervision of a dockside observer. Traps left in the water unattended for more than 72 hours.

$2,500

Travis Clarke

Fishing for lobster without a licence and in a lagoon.

$1,500 + ban from entering Magdalen Islands lagoons for one year.

Luc Deveau

Failure to complete rock crab fishery logbook.

$500

Sylvain Gaudet
Wellie Longuépée

Possession of lobsters under the minimum size.

$750 each

Fisheries and Oceans Canada has a mandate to protect and conserve marine resources and prosecute offenders under the Fisheries Act. To report a poacher, dial 1-800-463-9057. All calls are anonymous and confidential.